Frederick Bruce-Lyle
Frederick Victor Bruce-Lyle (born 6 August 1953) is a Ghanaian-born jurist who has been a judge in several Caribbean countries.
Born in Accra, Ghana, Bruce-Lyle is the second son of Ghana's Supreme Court judge and Chief Justice of Zambia, William Bruce-Lyle, and the grandson of Sir Leslie McCarthy. He was educated at Mfantsipim School, Cape-Coast, and the University of Ghana, where he attained a Bachelor of Laws degree.
From 1979 to 1984, Bruce-Lyle was a State advocate in Zambia, before moving to the Caribbean where he served as a Magistrate in Belize (1984–89); Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1989–93); the British Virgin Islands (1993–97); and Antigua and Barbuda (1997–99). He is now a naturalised citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
In 1999, Bruce-Lyle was appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the Caribbean Community as a High Court Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court based in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In 2013, Bruce-Lyle became the longest serving High Court Judge.
References
- Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- "Caribbean blacks ashamed of African heritage says Ghana-born judge", I-Witness News, 2011-08-14.